Courgette Fritters

Kiwi Kathy's Note:

A favourite recipe from Alison Holst's book, Meals without Meat. These make a delicious, quick and easy main. Ideal when time is short or courgettes are in abundance and you're looking for another way to eat them.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 eggs
• 1 garlic clove
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups courgettes , grated
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese , grated
• ½ cup self-raising flour , approx
• oil

Directions:

1. Beat the eggs. Crush the garlic and add to the eggs with the salt. Mix again.
2. Add the firmly packed grated courgette and cheese then stir in enough self-raising flour to make a batter consistency.
3. Drop batter into hot oil to make small fritters. Turn over when golden brown.
4. Serve with yoghurt cucumber mint sauce or any relish, chutney or tomato sauce.
5. Serves 4 main servings.

Reviews

[**Jubes**]

*Reviewed for AUs/NZ Forum Recipe Swap Dec 2010* My family loved these little fritters. I made mine gluten-free by using a blended gf flour and adding in an extra egg. Used 4 medium sized grated zucchinis and squeezed the excess moisture from them after grating. Cooked in a non-stick pan and kept them warm in the oven until all were cooked. Delicious. Adults had ours with sweet chilli sauce and the girls had tomato sauce/ketchup. Photo also to be posted. Will be making these again :)

[Crafty Lady 13]

I absolutely loved these courgette fritters. I have to admit that I didn't know what courgettes were, but once I found out that they were zucchini I had to try this recipe. These little fritters turn out sooooooo light and fluffy. They were so easy to whip up and practically cooked themselves up like magic. I dropped them into the oil by the spoonful, and when the one side was done they would flip over to cook the other side. I love breaded, fried zucchini and would dip them in a horseradish/ketchup mixture (similar to shrimp cocktail sauce). I made the same sauce to dip the courgette fritters in. These are so much better than breaded, fried zucchini sticks. They just melted in your mouth. This recipe is going right into my keeper file. Thanks for sharing, Kathy. Made for February, 2009 Aussie/NZ Swap. Update: This recipe is in my Top Favorites of 2009 Cookbook.

[littlemafia]

Great flavor and so easy to throw together!